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- The Application of Selective Intersegmental Laminectomy With Irrigation Technology in the Treatment of Spinal Epidural Abscess.Orthopaedic surgery · 2026Article
- Lumbar Spine Mucormycosis Mimicking Pott's Spine: A Case Report.Case reports in infectious diseases · 2026Article
- Lumbar postoperativeFrontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- Fungal spinal infections: a narrative review on diagnosis, treatment strategies, and collaborative management approaches.GMS hygiene and infection control · 2026Review
- Metagenomic next-generation sequencing enabled diagnosis ofFrontiers in medicine · 2025Article
- Spinal infection caused byFrontiers in medicine · 2025Article
- A case of invasive Aspergillus niger spondylodiscitis with epidural abscess following COVID-19 infection in an immunocompromised host with literature review.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2024Article
- Acute Paraplegia Caused by Spinal Epidural Empyema Following Infectious Cellulitis of the Hand: Case Report and Literature Review.Journal of neurological surgery reports · 2024Article
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- A rare case of concurrent pneumonia, rib osteomyelitis, spondylodiscitis, paravertebral and epidural abscesses in a patient with chronic granulomatous disease.Clinical case reports · 2023Article
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Abstract
Aspergillus spinal epidural abscess (ASEA) is a rare entity that may mimic Pott's paraplegia as it commonly affects immunocompromised patients. We present one institutional case of ASEA with concomitant review of the literature. A 58-year-old female presented with intermittent low back pain for 10 years recently aggravated and with concurrent spastic paraparesis, fever, and weight loss. Emergent magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed T11-T12 epidural abscess with discitis and osteomyelitis. After empirical treatment with antibiotics, computed tomography-guided, percutaneous biopsy with drainage was performed, showing granulomatous tubercular-like collection. Antitubercular therapy was initiated, but after 1 month, the patient's condition deteriorated. Repeat MRI showed growth of the spinal epidural abscess with significant cord compression and vertebral osteomyelitis. T11-T12 laminectomy and tissue removal were performed with a posterior midline approach. Tissue histopathology showed necrotic debris colonies of Aspergillus spp. Antifungal therapy was started, and the patient rapidly improved. ASEA may mimic Pott's disease at imaging, leading to immediate start of antitubercular treatment without prior biopsy, leading to severe worsening of patients' clinical status. Cases of ASEA should be considered at pretreatment planning, opting for biopsy confirmation before treatment initiation so to prevent the occurrence of fatal infection-related complications.
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